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Port Vila vs. Algiers Cost of Living Summary

Port Vila is 4.5 times more expensive than Algiers.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in Port Vila
Groceries: pay 4.3 times more in Port Vila
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Port Vila
Housing: pay 10.3 times more in Port Vila
Childcare: pay 4.3 times more in Port Vila
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Port Vila
Clothing: pay 15.9% more in Port Vila

The cost of housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Port Vila are more expensive than in Algiers. Notably, housing, restaurants, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Port Vila.

Port Vila vs. Algiers Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Vila instead of Algiers, you would:

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	Algiers	Port Vila
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.38 DZD437.81	$12.52 VUV1,519	+270.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.82 DZD625.49	$9.56 VUV1,159	+98.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 DZD76.95	$2.55 VUV309	+329.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.23 DZD29.69	$1.93 VUV234	+742.2%
Average			+360.2%

Algiers vs. Port Vila - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.3 times more for groceries

	Algiers	Port Vila
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 DZD22.81	$2.54 VUV308	+1342.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.09 DZD660.24	$10.02 VUV1,215	+96.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.75 DZD486.58	$9.06 VUV1,099	+141.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.77 DZD229.83	$5.26 VUV638	+196.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.34 DZD303.14	$8.33 VUV1,010	+256.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 DZD180.75	$2.11 VUV256	+51.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.36 DZD176.40	$0.88 VUV107	-35.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 DZD86.38	$2.73 VUV331	+309.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 DZD56.62	$2.46 VUV299	+463.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 DZD37.08	$1.96 VUV238	+586.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 DZD33.90	$0.95 VUV116	+265.0%
Average			+334.0%

Algiers vs. Port Vila - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	Algiers	Port Vila
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.33 DZD172.26	$7.11 VUV862	+435.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.73 DZD1,521.24	$66.78 VUV8,101	+469.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,343.39 DZD5M	$22,956.84 VUV3M	-36.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.45 DZD447.82	$8.77 VUV1,063	+153.8%
Average			+255.3%

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pay 10.3 times more for housing

	Algiers	Port Vila
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 DZD2,473.68	$226.79 VUV27,509	+1088.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$221.93 DZD28,773.81	$1,906.11 VUV231K	+758.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$146.66 DZD19,014.78	$1,278.71 VUV155K	+771.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$33.49 DZD4,341.97	$406.43 VUV49,300	+1113.6%
Average			+933.2%

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pay 4.3 times more for childcare

	Algiers	Port Vila
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.34 DZD11,842.40	$617.75 VUV74,933	+576.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,648.37 DZD473K	$6,795.22 VUV824K	+86.3%
Average			+331.3%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Algiers	Port Vila
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.35 DZD304.25	$4.81 VUV584	+105.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.94 DZD121.94	$5.70 VUV691	+505.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.79 DZD361.95	$9.18 VUV1,114	+228.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.41 DZD3,035.24	$67.52 VUV8,190	+188.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.15 DZD668.12	$12.52 VUV1,519	+143.0%
Average			+234.2%

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pay 15.9% more for clothing

	Algiers	Port Vila
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.32 DZD5,227.51	$33.39 VUV4,050	-17.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.82 DZD5,810.65	$66.78 VUV8,101	+49.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.81 DZD9,181.14	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.11 DZD9,608.83	??
Average			+15.9%

Algiers vs. Port Vila - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2026

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